The Mask of Doom: Part 2 - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: After the young Victor Von Doom and his father tumble down the mountain, their heads are pointed in opposite directions. A couple of shots later, Victor's body has suddenly rotated roughly 90°, and the elder Von Doom's arms and scarf are in different positions. (00:07:28)
The Mask of Doom: Part 3 - S1-E10
Continuity mistake: When the heroes are fending off the attacking Persian army, Johnny flies by a group of them and throws fire at them to keep them at bay. When he flies by again going the opposite direction, the animators have drawn him considerably smaller than he was on his first pass. (00:04:59)
Trivia: The intro for season 2 features shots of the heroes battling a big green monster called Giganto in the streets. This is a recreation of the cover of the very first issue of Fantastic Four.
Superskrull - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: When Reed is working on the jammer device, the positions of Sue, Johnny and Thing around him change numerous times. (00:17:11 - 00:17:59)
Superskrull - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: When the landlady takes a swing at Thing, there is a police officer and a bunch of lab equipment on her left. When the shot changes, Reed, Johnny and Sue are suddenly on her left. (00:16:40)
The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus: Part 1 - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Johnny and Thing are suspended in midair just before Uatu lets them down, the orientation and distance between them changes multiple times. (00:10:20)
The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus: Part 1 - S1-E5
Other mistake: When Uatu is attempting to shield Earth from the Silver Surfer's view, the brown car driving down the street is somehow smaller than the pedestrians to its right. (00:11:58)
The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus: Part 1 - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Uatu is telling the Four that their only hope of Galactus not coming to Earth is his herald not seeing the planet, they are standing very close to him. A couple of shots later, they are suddenly several feet away from him. (00:11:26)
The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus: Part 1 - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Galactus admonishes the Fantastic Four for battling the Silver Surfer, a gold colored device appears on the ramp behind him when the shot changes. (00:20:09)
The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus: Part 1 - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: After Silver Surfer lands on the roof of the Baxter Building, he helicopter landing markings disappear when the shot changes. (00:13:23)
Now Comes the Sub-Mariner - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Krang enters Namor's throne room to welcome him home, he is standing in a doorway. A couple of shots later he is suddenly a couple steps away from the throne. Subsequent shots show him back in the doorway and then walking toward the throne. (00:05:18)
The Origin of the Fantastic Four: Part 2 - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When the telethon sign reaches $5,000,000, you can see a yellow dollar sign. When the shot changes, the dollar sign has disappeared. (00:20:24)
The Origin of the Fantastic Four: Part 2 - S1-E2
Revealing mistake: When Puppet Master is holding the puppet of himself, the camera pans to the left and Puppet Master's head and neck appear out of thin air. (00:18:38)
The Origin of the Fantastic Four: Part 2 - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When the episode returns to Dick Clark's telethon, the donation counter is at $3,528,000. When Dick Clark is trying to get Thing to return to his seat, the counter is now at $3,076,312. (00:13:37 - 00:14:28)
The Origin of the Fantastic Four: Part 2 - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Puppet Master escapes through the secret door, you can see as the door is rotating that it leads into a corridor. When Thing breaks the door down, it suddenly leads straight outside. (00:10:50 - 00:11:28)
Behold the Negative Zone - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Miss Forbes enters the living room, Alicia is standing in front of the couch. When the shot changes, Alicia and Sue are shown standing perpendicular to it. When the shot changes again, they are back to standing in front. (00:02:00)
The Mask of Doom: Part 2 - S1-E9
Other mistake: When Johnny is rapidly spinning to cause an updraft, an overhead shot shows the rapid movement of his arms to be both in his Human Torch form, and in his costumed form. (00:12:08)
The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus: Part 2 - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: A chimney appears on the roof when Terrax and Firelord begin attacking Thing, Reed and Sue. (00:14:32)
Now Comes the Sub-Mariner - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: Thing throws a giant stuffed blowfish at the destroyed hatch opening in order to prevent water from coming in. A couple of shots later, the blowfish is no longer blocking the opening and you can see the wall on the opposite side. (00:14:48)
Answer: Gleaned from the Internet: Much of the negative reaction was due to the poor, simplistic, and outdated quality of the animation where the characters moved stiffly and clumsily through scenes. There were also some obvious animation compositing gaffs. The animation colors were also criticized as being overly bright and cheery and out of character to the established story's darker tone. The broad humor of the first season was replaced by a more mature narrative between the characters.
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